RE: SOLO II Tire ?

["Perry, Christopher" <cperry@cotl.com>]

My 83 4k had 4x100mm's and my 85 and 86 4k's had 4x108mm's (all three
4door sedans).
HTH,
chris perry

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com [SMTP:ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com]
>Sent:	Monday, April 20, 1998 3:50 PM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net; ti@amb.org
>Subject:	Re: SOLO II Tire ?
>
>
>>Yes, the 1985-87 U.S. FWD 4000s changed to 4x108.
>
>Ti,
>
>Are you sure about that?  I think perhaps the '85 (and maybe '86?) FWD
>4000 used a 4x100mm Ronal 16-spoke, and then went to 108mm in '86/'87.
>
>The reason I wonder:  when I pulled my rear disc axle at the junkyard,
>I tried to put a Ronal wheel from an '85-'87 (integrated bumpers) FWD
>4000 onto the axle to roll it out of the yard.  The wheel did not fit,
>so I thought the Audi 90 axle had a bolt pattern larger than 108mm.
>I had the notion that some 4000s used a 4x100mm Ronal wheel, though
>so I tried the spare tire from my CGT and it worked.  Lesson:  at least
>one '85-'87 FWD 4000 used a 4x100mm 16-spoke wheel.
>
>Audi doesn't do _anything_ simple.
>
>Later,
>Eric
>'85 Coupe GT
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